Author: Olivia

I've recently been made redundant by my company, and they've informed me that I don't need to serve my notice period. To be honest, I'm actually quite glad to be leaving, as the work environment has become quite toxic and there's a lot of politics going on (which led to my redundancy). However, my coworkers who are still employed are not very tech-savvy and explaining everything to them could take some time. I'm feeling pretty bitter about being let go, and part of me wants to leave them stuck not knowing what to do as a sort of revenge. On the other hand, I don't want to be a complete jerk and leave my former colleagues in the lurch. What do you think I should do? Should I help my coworkers despite being let go, or is it fair to leave them without assistance since I'm no longer obligated to…

Just a question, while I fully support this movement, I'm not from the states and working conditions aren't so bad here where I'm from. But I am curious as to what those who are affected are doing about this issue as all I see here are just people reposting stuff from twitter, linkedin and their own experiences. While that's great to bring awareness, I find it hard to comprehend what that does for the bigger picture. E.g. Tesla closed that gigafactory that unionized. What can we as workers do about it next? Is anyone actually doing it? Sorry to put it crudely but I'm just genuinely curious as to are we trying to really start some kind of reform or is this just a safe space to rant about it but nothing really gets done? Again sorry to ask so crudely, I just want to understand better.

In the E.U.  The  company I work for has been suffering a lot of attrition recently , mostly salary related, it's worth mentioning  this is a very Big Company,  they don't seem to grasp/understand the severity of the situation.  It takes  2 months for the onboarding process and about 1 month of mentoring, meaning you have to do your job at half  pace in order to allow the new employee to shadow you,  that way they get to know the ropes. ​  Another company,  Oil related,  uses the same software, ticketing system, ERP, hell even the same phone apparatus  , they offer more money and more benefits, recruiters are having a field day, all they have to do is contact our staff. ​ The moment someone goes to Oil company,   almost immediately  they are 100 % ready for work, no training, no onboarding, no shadowing . ​   My old boss left for Oil company…

I’m trying to transition out of customer service to a work from home gig.